biostudies-literatureUnknown53(3)Heinicke MRHabit reversal training (HRT) has been a mainstay of behavior analysts' repertoire for nearly the last 50 years. HRT has been effective in treating a host of repetitive behavior problems. In the face of the current coronavirus pandemic, HRT has practical public health importance as a possible intervention for reducing hand-to-head behaviors that increase the risk of viral infection. The current paper provides a brief review of HRT for hand-to-head habits that is designed for a broad audience and concludes with practical suggestions, based on HRT, for reducing face-touching behaviors.Journal of applied behavior analysis1225-1236https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7404378biostudies-literatureReducing risky behavior with habit reversal: A review of behavioral strategies to reduce habitual hand-to-head behavior.PMC7404378Heinicke MRStiede JTWoods DWMiltenberger RGfalseReducing risky behavior with habit reversal: A review of behavioral strategies to reduce habitual hand-to-head behavior.Habit reversal training (HRT) has been a mainstay of behavior analysts' repertoire for nearly the last 50 years. HRT has been effective in treating a host of repetitive behavior problems. In the face of the current coronavirus pandemic, HRT has practical public health importance as a possible intervention for reducing hand-to-head behaviors that increase the risk of viral infection. The current paper provides a brief review of HRT for hand-to-head habits that is designed for a broad audience and concludes with practical suggestions, based on HRT, for reducing face-touching behaviors.2020-01-01T00:00:00Z2020 Jul2025-04-04T22:10:02.056Z2025-04-04T22:10:02.056ZS-EPMC74043783268613110.1002/jaba.745